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A collage of my favorite artists and writers who have influenced my work in one way or another.

- Edward Gorey. Should be pretty obvious if you've ever paid much attention to how I draw backgrounds. He's also just a big inspiration to anyone who draws with pens. Replicating his style isn't so much my forte, but for the sake of at least one of the Oddity books you'll see my attempts at it.
- Art Speigelman. When it comes to objective storytelling and reflective essays, I take a lot of ques' from Art and his casual yet deeply personal biographies of his life, mostly in Maus but also in The Shadow of No Towers. He and a couple other underground artists have helped me get a grasp on my kinda stratchy style, but they're not the main influence...
- Ted Geisel/Dr. Seuss. Apparently I'm so good at replicating this style that everything I draw is also Seussy-ish. Don't know if I like that, but seeing as how talented an artist and writer Seuss was I guess I should be flattered. I've learned through him the importance of crowd shots and use of minimal color. If only I could come close to matching his use of words.
- Janell Canon. One of my biggest inspirations when it comes to drawing real-life animals, as Janell has made everything from a snake, to a fruit bat, to a hyena look both photorealistic and exaggerated. I don't think any animation studio could do her style justice say for Animal Logic.
- Tim Burton. No brainer. Burton's been the driving force for me to both improve and not give too much of a crap about proportions, which is why it pains me to hear people use him as a defense for not sticking to anatomy. Burton understands how the body works, people! It's how he's able to distort it like he does. His artwork and illustrations are actually really fascinating and have really helped me get into the scratchy, imperfect style.
- Henry Selick. This one's a bit of a stretch, but aside from being one of my favorite animators, Selick has probably most importantly given me an appreciation for mixed media and the use of style to impart a mood.
- John Dillworth. Like Selick, Dilly's given me a love for mixed media in art, though I'm just sort of fascinated by his style in general for being so zany yet also fantastical and pretty at the same time.
- Jann Brett. Another big influence on my art from childhood, Jan Brett hits the realistic/expressive look well while also capturing detail in the backgrounds of her pictures. I always love when illustrators do that.
- Beatrix Potter. Without a doubt the biggest influence on my writing style and art. Potter gave me a love for watercolor and realistic-ish animals from a young age, not to mention the earthy tones that only traditional art can really convey properly. It's her writing that's influenced me the most, however, with her "tales" being very to the point but also detailed and descriptive. Not to mention the way she portrays animals stands out against all other talking-animal book series of their kind. If you can't tell, Oddities has taken a lot of notes from that.

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Description
A collage of my favorite artists and writers who have influenced my work in one way or another.

- Edward Gorey. Should be pretty obvious if you've ever paid much attention to how I draw backgrounds. He's also just a big inspiration to anyone who draws with pens. Replicating his style isn't so much my forte, but for the sake of at least one of the Oddity books you'll see my attempts at it.
- Art Speigelman. When it comes to objective storytelling and reflective essays, I take a lot of ques' from Art and his casual yet deeply personal biographies of his life, mostly in Maus but also in The Shadow of No Towers. He and a couple other underground artists have helped me get a grasp on my kinda stratchy style, but they're not the main influence...
- Ted Geisel/Dr. Seuss. Apparently I'm so good at replicating this style that everything I draw is also Seussy-ish. Don't know if I like that, but seeing as how talented an artist and writer Seuss was I guess I should be flattered. I've learned through him the importance of crowd shots and use of minimal color. If only I could come close to matching his use of words.
- Janell Canon. One of my biggest inspirations when it comes to drawing real-life animals, as Janell has made everything from a snake, to a fruit bat, to a hyena look both photorealistic and exaggerated. I don't think any animation studio could do her style justice say for Animal Logic.
- Tim Burton. No brainer. Burton's been the driving force for me to both improve and not give too much of a crap about proportions, which is why it pains me to hear people use him as a defense for not sticking to anatomy. Burton understands how the body works, people! It's how he's able to distort it like he does. His artwork and illustrations are actually really fascinating and have really helped me get into the scratchy, imperfect style.
- Henry Selick. This one's a bit of a stretch, but aside from being one of my favorite animators, Selick has probably most importantly given me an appreciation for mixed media and the use of style to impart a mood.
- John Dillworth. Like Selick, Dilly's given me a love for mixed media in art, though I'm just sort of fascinated by his style in general for being so zany yet also fantastical and pretty at the same time.
- Jann Brett. Another big influence on my art from childhood, Jan Brett hits the realistic/expressive look well while also capturing detail in the backgrounds of her pictures. I always love when illustrators do that.
- Beatrix Potter. Without a doubt the biggest influence on my writing style and art. Potter gave me a love for watercolor and realistic-ish animals from a young age, not to mention the earthy tones that only traditional art can really convey properly. It's her writing that's influenced me the most, however, with her "tales" being very to the point but also detailed and descriptive. Not to mention the way she portrays animals stands out against all other talking-animal book series of their kind. If you can't tell, Oddities has taken a lot of notes from that.

I forgot to fill in my name at the top.
Oops.